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A group of students, faculty, staff and volunteers plant trees on the Harrisburg campus on a slope under a cloudy sky.

Tree planting at Penn State Harrisburg creates living lab for sustainability

April 23, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Climate symposium plenaries to discuss extremes, AI and new climate network

April 22, 2026

Student winners pose for a group photo holding their award certificates and ribbons

Undergraduate Research Fair puts innovation and creativity on full display

April 21, 2026

Customer shopping for apples

April 29 talk: How California drought affects fresh fruit and vegetable prices

April 21, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

photo portrait of woman standing in lab workspace with hand on surface near large very old exposed bookbinding atop slightly larger wood board

Folger Shakespeare Library’s conservation, preservation head is 2026 Minter Lecturer

April 20, 2026

Cocoziello Built Environment Showcase to highlight impact of recent research

April 20, 2026

Penn State Students at the ECA

Penn State Schuylkill undergraduate students present original research at ECA

April 20, 2026

Student presenter talking to half-circle of people in front of research poster

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition open to public at HUB-Robeson Center

April 20, 2026

Four women standing together, holding a framed certificate

Nese College of Nursing honors student, alumni, faculty, and staff award winners

April 16, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

A man and a woman sit behind a table with microphones on it as part of a panel.

How AI is changing sports: Data analysts discussed game-changing tech

April 16, 2026

Christina McGranaghan

April 22 talk: Using voluntary controls to reduce peak electricity demand

April 15, 2026

Mark Greenberg and Christa Turksma reflect on compassion, community and the future of Penn State’s Annual Lecture on Compassion.

A decade of compassion: How a lecture series helped shape a field at Penn State

April 14, 2026

Photovoice exhibition to show immigrant experiences in access to health care

April 13, 2026

Photograph of a bearded man with glasses wearing a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and blue striped tie.

Holocaust research presentation to mark Yom HaShoah at Penn State Hazleton

April 13, 2026

Community-building, food-initiatives workshop to take place May 1

April 13, 2026

Jessica Shirley

Pennsylvania DEP secretary to deliver keynote at Climate Solutions Symposium

April 10, 2026

Andrea Ghez stands in front of projected screen

Heard on campus: Nobel Prize-winner Andrea Ghez on supermassive black holes

April 09, 2026

Four people pose with a colorful image

Winners announced for 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 09, 2026

Three headshots in a composit side-by-side image from left an Indian woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair and a white woman with brown hair

Faculty panel to discuss migration, asylum and refugee experience on April 16

April 09, 2026

UC Davis economist will present M.E. John Memorial Lecture on April 17

April 08, 2026

Headshots of Tanya Berger-Wolf (left) and Wah Chiu (right)

Huck Distinguished Lecture Series brings leaders in AI, biodiversity and cryo‑EM

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

Engineering students pose next to their capstone design project for the removal of invasive plant species.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring capstone design showcase

April 07, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

person with light brown hair and glasses wearing bright top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Interdisciplinary event on morality and boundaries to be held April 19-20

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

Maddie Sofia, award-winning journalist and Johnson Lecture/SeED Conference 2026 keynote speaker

Johnson Lecture in Science Communication to be held April 2

March 31, 2026

Students in group presenting research poster to faculty judge

Volunteer judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition

March 31, 2026

Artemis II on the launch pad, with the moon in the background.

Artemis II mission 'a stepping stone to Mars,' Behrend planetarium director says

March 31, 2026

Man and woman shaking hands in front of a scientific poster

Climate Solutions Symposium poster call open to Penn State community, beyond

March 31, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

Susanna B. Berkouwer

April 8 talk will discuss demand distortions of green subsidies

March 30, 2026

Stylized image of a semiconductor chip with lights shooting out

April 8 webinar tackles glass manufacturing challenges

March 27, 2026

Nikki Crowley and Santhosh Girirajan speaking at the Village during Brain Awareness Week.

Q&A: Brain health and neuroscience research

March 27, 2026

A large group of symposium attendees pose together for a group photo in a room with patterned wallpaper and a decorative display of plates on the wall

Symposium highlights the work of community-engaged research and public impact

March 25, 2026

NYU bioethicist to present 'Artificial Intelligence and Moral Status' lecture

March 24, 2026

Graphic for Africana Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium

Africana Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary with April 1 symposium

March 19, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Beyond the bell curve: Statistics Department to host public lecture April 9

March 17, 2026

Abdullah Konak stands at a table full of people at a workshop.

Registration open for Food Security and Access for Healthy Futures Symposium

March 17, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

Marker Lectures in Astronomy and Astrophysics set for March 31, April 1

March 16, 2026

A Penn State Behrend student investment team poses after winning a competition in Pittsburgh.

Behrend team wins Pittsburgh investment challenge

March 16, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

Gretchen Watkins smiling in front of dark grey background.

2026 Shoemaker Lecture to focus on leading in an ever-changing energy landscape

March 04, 2026

Madeline Yozwiak

March 18 talk: Effectiveness of grid hardening on storm-related power outages

March 03, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Registration open for 2026 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 02, 2026

Penn State Water Conference announces last call for abstracts, registration

February 24, 2026

March 4 talk: Understanding how households respond to utility price changes

February 23, 2026

Satellite view of Earth showing the Sahara Desert in the foreground, with a vast plume of dust extending over the Atlantic Ocean under a cloudy sky.

Climate and human health risks of Saharan dust focus of Geography Coffee Hour

February 23, 2026

Liberal Arts faculty Michael Kulikowski on left and Brad Vivian on right standing on steps of Pattee Library

Liberal Arts 'Moments of Change' initiative to explore societal fragmentation

February 20, 2026

2026 Marker Lectures in Mathematics set for March 2-4

February 19, 2026

Group of four organizers of the Empower Conference posing for a photo.

Heard on Campus: Empower 2026

February 19, 2026

Democracy scholar to discuss the Declaration of Independence and 'America 250'

February 18, 2026

Graphic image of an ocean wave at sunset with fish swimming below the surface

Symposium to explore creative methodologies for studying changing climates

February 17, 2026

Lucy Thompson who has curly hair and glasses smiles while giving a presentation. They are standing behind a podium with a laptop.

Geography Coffee Hour on Feb. 20 to highlight graduate student research

February 13, 2026

Agustín Fuentes wearing blue blazer and mauve shirt with hand resting on chin

Center for Human Evolution and Diversity to host two 2026 Darwin Day events

February 13, 2026

Prepare PA: Partners for a resilient Pennsylvania

Prepare PA announces four regional network meetings across Pennsylvania

February 11, 2026

laptop screen with words online survey and multiple choice questions with student typing on keyboard

University Libraries to survey undergraduate students via email starting Feb. 17

February 10, 2026

illustration of colorful street map unfolded with sizes of inverted teardrop shaped markers placed vertically on and around map

Libraries’ maps, GIS hybrid workshops open for spring 2026 registration

February 05, 2026

Suvrath Mahadevan presenting a lecture

Heard on Campus: Public talks focus on ‘origins’

February 05, 2026

Bradley Setzler is an associate professor of economics at Penn State.

Feb. 11 seminar: Labor market adjustments amid import competition

February 03, 2026

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A group of students, faculty, staff and volunteers plant trees on the Harrisburg campus on a slope under a cloudy sky.

Tree planting at Penn State Harrisburg creates living lab for sustainability

April 23, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Climate symposium plenaries to discuss extremes, AI and new climate network

April 22, 2026

Student winners pose for a group photo holding their award certificates and ribbons

Undergraduate Research Fair puts innovation and creativity on full display

April 21, 2026

Customer shopping for apples

April 29 talk: How California drought affects fresh fruit and vegetable prices

April 21, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

photo portrait of woman standing in lab workspace with hand on surface near large very old exposed bookbinding atop slightly larger wood board

Folger Shakespeare Library’s conservation, preservation head is 2026 Minter Lecturer

April 20, 2026

Cocoziello Built Environment Showcase to highlight impact of recent research

April 20, 2026

Penn State Students at the ECA

Penn State Schuylkill undergraduate students present original research at ECA

April 20, 2026

Student presenter talking to half-circle of people in front of research poster

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition open to public at HUB-Robeson Center

April 20, 2026

Four women standing together, holding a framed certificate

Nese College of Nursing honors student, alumni, faculty, and staff award winners

April 16, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

A man and a woman sit behind a table with microphones on it as part of a panel.

How AI is changing sports: Data analysts discussed game-changing tech

April 16, 2026

Christina McGranaghan

April 22 talk: Using voluntary controls to reduce peak electricity demand

April 15, 2026

Mark Greenberg and Christa Turksma reflect on compassion, community and the future of Penn State’s Annual Lecture on Compassion.

A decade of compassion: How a lecture series helped shape a field at Penn State

April 14, 2026

Photovoice exhibition to show immigrant experiences in access to health care

April 13, 2026

Photograph of a bearded man with glasses wearing a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and blue striped tie.

Holocaust research presentation to mark Yom HaShoah at Penn State Hazleton

April 13, 2026

Community-building, food-initiatives workshop to take place May 1

April 13, 2026

Jessica Shirley

Pennsylvania DEP secretary to deliver keynote at Climate Solutions Symposium

April 10, 2026

Andrea Ghez stands in front of projected screen

Heard on campus: Nobel Prize-winner Andrea Ghez on supermassive black holes

April 09, 2026

Four people pose with a colorful image

Winners announced for 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 09, 2026

Three headshots in a composit side-by-side image from left an Indian woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair and a white woman with brown hair

Faculty panel to discuss migration, asylum and refugee experience on April 16

April 09, 2026

UC Davis economist will present M.E. John Memorial Lecture on April 17

April 08, 2026

Headshots of Tanya Berger-Wolf (left) and Wah Chiu (right)

Huck Distinguished Lecture Series brings leaders in AI, biodiversity and cryo‑EM

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

Engineering students pose next to their capstone design project for the removal of invasive plant species.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring capstone design showcase

April 07, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

person with light brown hair and glasses wearing bright top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Interdisciplinary event on morality and boundaries to be held April 19-20

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

Maddie Sofia, award-winning journalist and Johnson Lecture/SeED Conference 2026 keynote speaker

Johnson Lecture in Science Communication to be held April 2

March 31, 2026

Students in group presenting research poster to faculty judge

Volunteer judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition

March 31, 2026

Artemis II on the launch pad, with the moon in the background.

Artemis II mission 'a stepping stone to Mars,' Behrend planetarium director says

March 31, 2026

Man and woman shaking hands in front of a scientific poster

Climate Solutions Symposium poster call open to Penn State community, beyond

March 31, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

Susanna B. Berkouwer

April 8 talk will discuss demand distortions of green subsidies

March 30, 2026

Stylized image of a semiconductor chip with lights shooting out

April 8 webinar tackles glass manufacturing challenges

March 27, 2026

Nikki Crowley and Santhosh Girirajan speaking at the Village during Brain Awareness Week.

Q&A: Brain health and neuroscience research

March 27, 2026

A large group of symposium attendees pose together for a group photo in a room with patterned wallpaper and a decorative display of plates on the wall

Symposium highlights the work of community-engaged research and public impact

March 25, 2026

NYU bioethicist to present 'Artificial Intelligence and Moral Status' lecture

March 24, 2026

Graphic for Africana Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium

Africana Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary with April 1 symposium

March 19, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Beyond the bell curve: Statistics Department to host public lecture April 9

March 17, 2026

Abdullah Konak stands at a table full of people at a workshop.

Registration open for Food Security and Access for Healthy Futures Symposium

March 17, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

Marker Lectures in Astronomy and Astrophysics set for March 31, April 1

March 16, 2026

A Penn State Behrend student investment team poses after winning a competition in Pittsburgh.

Behrend team wins Pittsburgh investment challenge

March 16, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

Gretchen Watkins smiling in front of dark grey background.

2026 Shoemaker Lecture to focus on leading in an ever-changing energy landscape

March 04, 2026

Madeline Yozwiak

March 18 talk: Effectiveness of grid hardening on storm-related power outages

March 03, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Registration open for 2026 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 02, 2026

Penn State Water Conference announces last call for abstracts, registration

February 24, 2026

March 4 talk: Understanding how households respond to utility price changes

February 23, 2026

Satellite view of Earth showing the Sahara Desert in the foreground, with a vast plume of dust extending over the Atlantic Ocean under a cloudy sky.

Climate and human health risks of Saharan dust focus of Geography Coffee Hour

February 23, 2026

Liberal Arts faculty Michael Kulikowski on left and Brad Vivian on right standing on steps of Pattee Library

Liberal Arts 'Moments of Change' initiative to explore societal fragmentation

February 20, 2026

2026 Marker Lectures in Mathematics set for March 2-4

February 19, 2026

Group of four organizers of the Empower Conference posing for a photo.

Heard on Campus: Empower 2026

February 19, 2026

Democracy scholar to discuss the Declaration of Independence and 'America 250'

February 18, 2026

Graphic image of an ocean wave at sunset with fish swimming below the surface

Symposium to explore creative methodologies for studying changing climates

February 17, 2026

Lucy Thompson who has curly hair and glasses smiles while giving a presentation. They are standing behind a podium with a laptop.

Geography Coffee Hour on Feb. 20 to highlight graduate student research

February 13, 2026

Agustín Fuentes wearing blue blazer and mauve shirt with hand resting on chin

Center for Human Evolution and Diversity to host two 2026 Darwin Day events

February 13, 2026

Prepare PA: Partners for a resilient Pennsylvania

Prepare PA announces four regional network meetings across Pennsylvania

February 11, 2026

laptop screen with words online survey and multiple choice questions with student typing on keyboard

University Libraries to survey undergraduate students via email starting Feb. 17

February 10, 2026

illustration of colorful street map unfolded with sizes of inverted teardrop shaped markers placed vertically on and around map

Libraries’ maps, GIS hybrid workshops open for spring 2026 registration

February 05, 2026

Suvrath Mahadevan presenting a lecture

Heard on Campus: Public talks focus on ‘origins’

February 05, 2026

Bradley Setzler is an associate professor of economics at Penn State.

Feb. 11 seminar: Labor market adjustments amid import competition

February 03, 2026

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